Tissue synonyms

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connective-tissue
(Anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (extracellular matrix).
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nervous-tissue
(Neurology) The principal constituent of the central and peripheral nervous system comprising of neurons and neuroglia cells.
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gauze
A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
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muscle (related)
A body tissue composed of sheets or bundles of cells that contract to produce movement or increase tension. Muscle cells contain filaments made of the proteins actin and myosin, which lie parallel to each other. When a muscle is signaled to contract, the actin and myosin filaments slide past each other in an overlapping pattern. &diamf3; Skeletal muscle effects voluntary movement and is made up of bundles of elongated cells (muscle fibers), each of which contains many nuclei. &diamf3; Smooth muscle provides the contractile force for the internal organs and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and each contains a single nucleus. &diamf3; Cardiac muscle makes up the muscle of the heart and consists of a meshwork of striated cells.
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sheaf
Any collection of things bound together; a bundle.
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series
A number of things produced as a related group; set, as of books or television programs, related in subject, format, etc., or dealing with the same characters
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gossamer
A very thin, soft, filmy cloth
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cobwebby material
Thin fabric
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chiffon
A sheer, lightweight fabric of silk, nylon, etc.
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lace
(Uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
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silk
A garment or other article made of this fabric
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webbing
A strong, tough fabric, as of jute or cotton, woven in strips and used for belts, in upholstery, etc.
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scarfing
Thin fabric
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film
A sheet or roll of a flexible cellulose material coated with an emulsion sensitive to light and used to capture an image for a photograph or film
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membrane
A thin, soft, pliable sheet or layer, especially of animal or vegetable tissue, serving as a covering or lining, as for an organ or cell
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intercellular substance
Protective layer, especially in living organisms
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parenchyma
Parenchyma is defined as the functional part of organ tissue, or tissue found in the soft parts of plants and fruits.
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prosenchyma
(Botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.
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adipose-tissue
A type of connective tissue that contains stored cellular fat.
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muscular tissue
Protective layer, especially in living organisms
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vascular-tissue
(Bot.) Tissue composed of the xylem and phloem ducts that carry water and food through any of the vascular plants
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fibrous tissue
Protective layer, especially in living organisms
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facial tissue
A sheet of soft tissue paper used for cleansing, as a handkerchief, etc.
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network (related)
A system of lines or channels that cross or interconnect:
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cloth (related)
A woven, knitted, or pressed fabric of fibrous material, as cotton, wool, silk, hair, or synthetic fibers
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veil (related)
The part of a nun's headdress that frames the face and falls over the shoulders.
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group (related)
(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
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tissue-paper
An unspecified product made of tissue (absorbent paper), such as bathroom tissue, paper handkerchief or household towel.
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weave
To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
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cartilage (related)
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cell (related)
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soft-tissue (related)
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tumour (related)
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bone-marrow (related)
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spinal-cord (related)
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mucosa (related)
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epithelial (related)
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epithelium (related)
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epithelia (related)
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fibroblast (related)
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fluid (related)
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formalin-fixed (related)
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synovial (related)
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web
Anything like a web, as in intricacy of pattern or interconnection of elements; network
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mesh
A net or network
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filigree
Any delicate work or design like this
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crossing
A voyage across a body of water
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parcel
A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
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bundle
(Biol.) Any of the strands of specialized cells that conduct fluids or add strength in higher plants
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mass
A large body of individuals, especially persons.
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toilet-tissue
Toilet paper
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toilet-paper
Attributive form of toilet paper
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Kleenex (trademark)
A soft paper
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  • The whole of the tissue of the plant is formed by the division of this apical cell.

  • You were lucky and there was no torn tissue or fractures.

  • In the polyp the nervous tissue is always in the form of a scattered plexus, never concentrated to form a definite nervous system as in the medusa.

  • A small packet wrapped in tissue fell to her lap.

  • Filaria medinensis - the Guinea worm - is parasitic in the subcutaneous connective tissue of man (occasionally also in the horse).

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